adobe_flash_setup.exe

Installer Application

OOO Advert

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application adobe_flash_setup.exe, “Installer Application Setup ” by OOO Advert has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Application web   (signed by OOO Advert)

Product:
Installer Application

Description:
Installer Application Setup

MD5:
c0f4e7aa56fb0de79d11864c0f0ccbc8

SHA-1:
bf41a809aa7289115ded4c7ec65dfd91a83d2520

SHA-256:
170a4e7c2e6ab6783d6a2069d32db55fad6dc7e0439db7fb982ba81e19e05b60

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:52:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160107

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.206
9.0.1.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.OOOAdvert.Installer (M)
16.1.7.8

File size:
782.9 KB (801,664 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe_flash_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/20/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/21/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OOO Advert, O=OOO Advert, STREET=Pereulok Elektricheskii 12, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=123056, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008A0FCC73526631F27494B2A379DF0C82

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yClOCRSgeIaT4Soz/yUIIq5S6iEHGw72V:ysBYGaT8yvOqGw7W

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.6690

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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